“The science of cookery may very properly be classed among fine arts, and certainly it is by no means the least among them: for, in the nature of events, a practical knowledge of scientific cooking touches more intimately our homes and home comforts,…”

Anne W. Flood, a retired elementary school teacher, was a collector of buttons for over 50 years. She was a president of the New Jersey State Button Society and a member of several other state societies. She was also a long-time member of the National Button Society.

Jim Hall has found that although there were many good uniform button reference books that assigned unique identification numbers and descriptions, the same was not true for Goodyear buttons. This book will remedy that omission and will provide the reader with photographs, backmark detail, identification numbers, history and much more.

Think of a Victorian or early American Christmas as just ornaments and Christmas trees? From the mid 1800s through the 1930s, it also includes some of the most spectacular imagery of Christmas and Santa Claus in games, puzzles, and blocks. Most people have not seen these old games and this book showcases their wonderful lithography in a format suitable for display at Christmas.

Who would suspect that buttons have been made out of blood, insects, gold-filled teeth, milk, beer, and tiger’s toenails? Or that buttons can be miniature works of art? These are but a few of the fascinating facts about buttons, button people, and button collecting

The Button Industry in the United States is a historical treasure. Written by Edward Newberger in 1940 as his thesis in American History at Yale University, it was updated in 1946. It was then updated in 1998 by Ralph Langer, president of Blumenthal Lansing Company.

It’s easy to research winners but for those who wonder who or what was second biggest, oldest, fastest, etc. can be a time-consuming challenge. Now, for the first time ever you can quickly look up number two in virtually any field such as science, sports, literature, entertainment, and history. This book advances Trivia to Significa!